Henry Clay Letter, 4 October 1850

Author

Processed by: Processed by; machine-readable finding aid created by:Encoded by

Title

Henry Clay Letter

Date

4 October 1850

Repository

The Filson Historical Society Special Collections Louisville, Kentucky 40208 USA

Conditions Governing Access note

Open to researchers.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], Henry Clay Letter, 4 October 1850, Special Collections, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville.

Extent

1 item

Scope and Content

1 item. Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. senator from Kentucky, secretary of state, four time candidate for the presidency, and statesman. Clay's letter to the Secretary of the Interior, Alexander H.H. Stuart, recommending J. Morrison Harris for a public job in California. Clay notes that Harris was member of the Baltimore Bar and that he was a "personal and politica friend." Card file in repository

Subjects

• Harris, J. Morrison (James Morrison), 1817-1898.
• Stuart, Alexander H.H. (Alexander Hugh Holmes), 1807-1891.
• California-- Politics and government-- 1846-1850.